2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  72
Prize Pool:  $24,480
January 10, 2020

Hal Klein won his first Seminole Hard Rock trophy back in 2013 in a H.O.R.S.E. event, and on Friday night he added another one, winning Event 3 ($400 H.O.R.S.E.) in a heads-up deal against Stephen Reid to win $7,268.

After the elimination of last night’s Event 2 champion David Shmuel in third place, Klein held a 4.5-to-1 chip lead over Reid, and they quickly agreed to an ICM deal. As chipleader, Klein was awarded the trophy and the title.

Klein enjoys playing all games, so H.O.R.S.E. is a great fit for him. “I like mixing it up, and I try to be proficient in all games,” said Klein. “I’ve had a lot of seconds and thirds in H.O.R.S.E., and I haven’t won a H.O.R.S.E. tournament in a year or two, so it feels great.”

But in this event, one game in particular was the key to Klein’s victory.

“I like the stud-eight and Omaha-eight, but hold’em was my game today. I crushed hold’em, and that’s how I built my stack. At one table, I won all eight hands in a round of hold’em.” Klein pointed to runner-up Reid and added, “He was there. I even raised ten-three into his jacks and flopped two pair.”

Unfortunately, Klein is going to be out of town next weekend and won’t be able to play in the WPT Seminole Hard Rock Lucky Hearts Poker Open, but he’ll be back in the future.

“It’s a great venue, and I love playing here. It was a great structure for a one-day tournament.”

Final Results:

1st:  Harold Klein  –  $7,268* + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  Stephen Reid  –  $5,627*
3rd:  David Shmuel  –  $3,440
4th:  Georges Boyadjian  –  $2,390
5th:  Benjamin Matthews  –  $1,735
6th:  Cory Zeidman  –  $1,315
7th:  Adam Zeltser  –  $1,050
8th:  Carey Pickus  –  $880
9th:  Charles Mayes  –  $775

* Indicates a heads-up deal.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 17:  6,000/12,000 Limits
Players Remaining:  9 of 72

After the Money Bubble burst in Event 3 ($400 H.O.R.S.E.), the final nine players redrew for random seats at the final table. Here are their seating assignments and their approximate chip counts:

Seat 1.  Hal Klein  –  260,000  (22 BB)
Seat 2.  Georges Boyadjian  –  94,500  (8 BB)
Seat 3.  David Shmuel  –  161,000  (13 BB)
Seat 4.  Carey Pickus  –  30,000  (3 BB)
Seat 5.  Cory Zeidman  –  101,000  (8 BB)
Seat 6.  Adam Zeltser  –  48,000  (4 BB)
Seat 7.  Ben Matthews  –  65,000  (5 BB)
Seat 8.  Stephen Reid  –  86,500  (7 BB)
Seat 9.  Charles Mayes  –  21,000  (2 BB)

And the prize pool at stake:

1st:  $7,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd:  $5,160
3rd:  $3,440
4th:  $2,390
5th:  $1,735
6th:  $1,315
7th:  $1,050
8th:  $880
9th:  $775

We will begin covering this final table after Day 1B of the WPTDS Lucky Hearts Poker Open comes to an end later tonight.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure | Payouts
Level 10: 1,200/2,400 Limits
Players Remaining: 39 of 72

The numbers are in and Event 3 officially drew 72 entries to the $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament. They combined to create a prize pool of $24,480 and the final table nine will get paid.

A min-cash is worth $775 and the H.O.R.S.E. champion will take home $7,735 along with the LHPO trophy.

2020 Lucky Hearts Poker Open
Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino
Hollywood, Florida
Event 3
$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Entries:  72
Prize Pool:  $24,480
January 10, 2020

1st: $7,735 + LHPO Trophy
2nd: $5,160
3rd: $3,440
4th: $2,390
5th: $1,735
6th: $1,315
7th: $1,050
8th: $880
9th: $775

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 9: 1,000/2,000 Limits
Entries: 72

Registration closed on the $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament and it had a nice turnout. The tournament clock shows an unofficial 72 entries and tournament staff are crunching the numbers. We will post the prize pool and payouts as soon as they are available.

Two familiar faces are back in the non-Hold’em games. David Shmuel and Yuval Bronshtein went deep in yesterday’s Limit Omaha 8 game and chopped the tournament heads-up with Shmuel taking the title.

$400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)
Structure
Level 1: 100/200 Limits

Flight B of the WPTDeepStacks tournament is well underway but there’s another game in the Seminole Ballroom this afternoon for our mix game specialists.

Event 2 is a $400 H.O.R.S.E. tournament that will rotate every eight hands between Limit Hold’em, Limit Omaha 8, Razz, Seven-Card Stud, and Seven-Card Stud 8. The tournament will test the skill of our H.O.R.S.E. players and the winner will have to show proficiency in all five games.

Players still sit down to 12,000 starting stacks and all levels will last 30 minutes. Late registration is available until the start of Level 9 at 4:30 pm with unlimited re-entries available during that time. They will have a short 40-minute intermission at 6 pm for dinner and will return to play it out for the second trophy of the series.

The tournament gets underway at noon and we will have a very talented field of players.

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

Primary Event Schedule

11AM: Day 1B – $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood

• $1,000,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• Players begin with 30,000 in chips
• Levels last 40 minutes; Final table levels last 60 minutes
• Late registration available until start of Level 10 (6:30pm)
• Single re-entry per day
• Day 1 will end after Level 15
• WPTDeepStacks Structure Sheet

12PM: Event 3 – $400 H.O.R.S.E. (Re-Entry)

• Players begin with 12,000 in chips and 30-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 3 Structure Sheet

6PM: Event 4 – $150 Big Stack NLH (Re-Entry)

• $30,000 Guaranteed Prize Pool
• $1,100 WPTDeepStacks Hollywood seat added to 1st place
• Players begin with 15,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Event 4 Structure Sheet

Secondary and Satellite Schedule

9AM: Event 39 – $140 WPTDeepStacks Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1 Million GTD WPTDeepStacks
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Satellite will be held in the Poker Room
• Winners will be entered into the earliest flight available
• Structure Sheet

3PM: Event 40 – $140 WPTDeepStacks Mega Satellite (1-in-10)

• 10 seats guaranteed into $1 Million GTD WPTDeepStacks
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 20-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 10
• This is a one-day tournament and plays until completion
• Winners will be entered into the earliest flight available
• Structure Sheet

8PM: Event 38 – $140 WPTDeepStacks Turbo Satellite (1-in-10)

• 2 seats guaranteed into $1 Million GTD WPTDeepStacks
• Players begin with 10,000 in chips and 15-minute levels
• Late registration/re-entry available until start of Level 9
• Winners will be entered into the earliest flight available
• Structure Sheet